Remains of Pauncefote Honored with National Funeral
A national funeral was accorded for Lord Pauncefote, British ambassador to Washington, reflecting U S esteem for him and friendly ties with Britain. The week also reported a barroom attack in Ohio, a Chicago double tragedy, a flood in Fountain Colorado, a Rock Island rail accident near Avoca, a large salary gift to railroad workers, a Haitian provisional government, record cattle prices in Kansas City, and National Baseball League standings.
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Lord Pauncefote
Washington
Great Britain
Tiffin
Ohio
Albert Brewer
Luther C. Hershey
Hershey
Brewer
Emil Rossman
Sophia Batal
Chicago
Fountain
Colo
Fountain Creek
Wigwam
Butte’s
Rocky Mountain Limited
Rock Island
Avoca
Iowa
H. W. Oliver
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railway
Knoxville
Tonn
H. K. McHarg
Boisroad Canal
M. Jeremie
M. Colin
M. Lalane
Gen. Nord
M. Cesarion
M. Dennery
Kansas City
Kansas
Walnut Grove
Texas
National Baseball League
W. L. Ww. Kl
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Louis
Prohibition nominee Swallow for Governor in Penn convention
The Pennsylvania Prohibition State convention nominated Rev. Silas Swallow for Governor. Pat Sheedy announces he will quit gambling and become a Buenos Ayres merchant. A 1,000-strong mob raided Boston meat markets, soaking beef in kerosene and setting it afire. Lightning struck Milton New Hampshire icehouses, burning twelve for a $50,000 insured loss. The Anchor line steamer Columbia arrived in New York from Scotland and Moville as the largest vessel yet built for the line. A La Salle tablet near Niagara commemorated Cavileer de la Salle’s Great Lakes voyage.
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Pat” Sheedy
Buenos Ayres
Boston
Boston Ice Company
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New York
Glasgow
Moville
Anchor
la Salle
Niagara Falls
Cavelier de la Salle
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Eddie Dixon
Chicago
Lenox Athletic Club
John L. Semple
Camden
United States District Court
Philadelphia
Samuel Salter
Joseph D. Rodgers
Clarence Meeser
Harry McCabe
James T. Sheehan
George Cowie
Admiral Farragut
Indiana
Spain
Rahway
N. J
Joseph Pearson
Louise
Esplen
Pittsburg
Pearson
Schuylkill
Dennsylvania
George T. Bruns
Equitable Life Assurance Company
Brooklyn
N.Y
Edna Dashiell
News Nuggets of Tragedy and Terrors Across Cities
Flood damage in Pueblo Colorado estimated at 300000 dollars. Cass Daweron killed his wife and died by suicide in Denver. Ben Bowen an aeronaut drowned after a fall into a lake near Denver. Paul J. Sorg former congressman and tobacco magnate died in Middletown Ohio after years of illness. Girard Ohio post office burglars blew safe, stole 582 dollars in stamps. Miss Della Wilcox of Murray Kentucky killed herself over a love affair. Charles Curtis declares Senate bid to succeed Martin. Great Northern flyer wreck east of Ojath North Carolina. mail clerk Frank Heffron injured. Robert Huntington, nephew of Collis Huntington, disappears from Denver and is accused of stealing 1200 dollars. Tsarskoe-Selo secret service arrest young woman with inner machine hidden in handkerchief. Henry W. Mayers dies in Graceville Minnesota from dynamite premature blast. assistant fatally injured. Adam Kaufman blown to pieces under Meriden Connecticut after lighting fuse. anarchist. Frank Robinson shoots sweetheart Gertrude Rawlins, wounds rival Ferguson, then shoots himself in Kansas City hotel. Earthquake felt in Chattanooga Tennessee with rumbling and shaking. fear widespread.
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Fountain River
Pueblo
Colo
Cass Daweron
Denver
Ben Bowen
Manhattan Beach
Paul J. Sorg
Middletown
Ohio
Girard
Della Wilcox
HW. Wilcox
Murray
Charles Curtis
Kansas
United States Senate
Martin
Great Northern Flyer
Ojath
N. C
Frank Heffron
Robert L. Huntington
Collis P. Huntington
Colorado Telephone Company
St. Petersburg
Secret Service
Tsarskoe-Selo
Henry W. Mayers
Graceville
Minn
Adam Kaufman
Meriden
Conn
Kaufman
Frank Robinson
Nevada
Iowa
Gertrude Rawlins
Albert P. Ferguson
Kansas City
Robinson
Ferguson
Chattanooag Tonn
Western Abraham Witherup lynched at Paris Missouri
A white man named Abraham Western Witherup was lynched in Paris Missouri for the murder of William Grow. The report notes ongoing vigilante justice and details unclear on motive or timing.
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Abraham Witherup
Paris
William Grow
Lorenzo Faulkner
Ogden
Utah
James A. Norton
Tiffin
Ohio
Sandusky
John Witcher
Yellowstone National Park
P. Long
Columbus
Violent crime and political debate blaze through regions
Reports detail Oliver Lamar’s release by a Men denhall mob after a life sentence for murder in Mississippi. Lynching of Carney Wood and George Wood in Talladega Alabama for killings near Childersburg. Guilty verdict in Louisville involuntary manslaughter for Jennie Ashcraft in the Edward Lambert case. Counterfeiting arrests of J. P. Miller and brother in Kentucky. Fire devastates Clover Virginia with loss around 200000 dollars. Millard Lee captured after shooting Miss Lilla Suttles in Ben Lill Georgia. Steamer John K Speed burns at New Orleans. Congress debates Philippine bill and passes multiple pension measures and district code amendments. Senate contemplates silver coinage expansion and legal tender status amid partisan clash.
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Oliver Lamar
Mendenhall
Miss. Carney
George Wood
Talladega
Ala
Jack
Reuben Boyd
Childersburg
Louisville
Jennie Ashcraft
Edward Lambert
J. P. Miller
Stewart County
Tennessee
J. J. Miller
Hopkinsville
Clover
Millard Lee
Lilla Suttles
Ben Lill
Austell
Atlanta
Ile
Miss Suttles
John K. Speed
Lafayette Street
New Orleans
Western rail earnings and coal strike shape 1900s trade
Dun & Co and Bradstreet reports show steady railway earnings into May with gains around 6 to 10 percent year over year, while coal strikes ease. Wheat and corn markets show modest shifts, with high grain prices due to tight supplies and large acreage in corn. Western regions resist adverse effects, attracting better buyers and sustaining activity in a recovering national economy.
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New York
T He Railways
Dun & Co
United States
R. G. Dun & Co
Bradstreet’s
North Dakota
Chicago
Western Railroad
Northwest
Notable Deaths and Disasters Across the World
A summary of notable figures and events: Jean Joseph Benjamin Constant dies in Paris. Lord Pauncefote, British ambassador, dies at the Washington embassy. The Russian village Ramon destroyed by fire. Quezaltenango in Guatemala obliterated by an earthquake with other towns damaged. Japan’s Count Matsukata seeks a $100 million loan in the U.S. to fund ships and railways. Australia endures seven dry years with official losses of £15 million. Unemployed drift to cities where states provide relief.
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Jean Joseph Benjamin Constant
Paris
Ramon
Oldenburg
Poltava
Russia
Lord Pauncefote of
Preston
United States
Diplomatic Corps
Washington
Quezaltenango
Guatemala
Amatitlan
Solola
Nahuala
Santa Lucia
San Juan
Matsukata
Japan
Atlantic
Australia
Mines Explode in Fernie Kill 109 in Coal Disaster
A massive explosion in Fernie British Columbia coal mines killed 109 miners with 24 escaping. The disaster sparked recalls of dangerous mining conditions as rescue and safety concerns dominated local headlines.
Washington Notes and Debates Fill July Session
Senate passes omnibus public buildings bill totaling 21 2551 50. Roosevelt undaunted by campaign stops speaks at Arlington during monument unveiling. Gallinger urges Senate judiciary committee to investigate national lynchings. Crown Prince may attend Irederick the Great statue ceremony in America. Roosevelt and French envoys toast Rochambeau statue unveiling. Missing Lopez brothers case advanced., alibi offered. Chicago life safety concerns raised. Steuben statue proposed in St Louis with 50000 funding. Postmaster General mail rate ruling affirmed in musums case.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Roosevelt
Arlington
Gallinger
Senate Judiciary Committee
America
Irederick the Great
Lambert Tree
Foreign Commerce Bureau
France
Corporal O'Brien
Senate Philippine Committee
McDonald
Rochambeau
Toot
Palma
Clemencia Lopez
Sixto Lopez
Lorenzo
Cipriano
Manuel
Bell
Thoburn
Methodist Episcopal Church
Hongkong
Chicago
Bartholdt
Baron Steuben
Steuben
United States
Justice. Barnard
District Supreme Court
Chicago Business College
Postoffice Department
National market quotes for cattle hogs sheep and grains
Regional and city price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep across markets including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee New York Buffalo and grain bids for wheat corn oats rye and hay live cattle shipping steers hogs and lambs priced from mid 3s to mid 7s with grain bids in cents per bushel and hay at 10 to 15 dollars per ton plus butter eggs and clover seed noted
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Rural Free Delivery Route Established at Cheney Nebraska
A new rural free delivery route has been established in Cheney Nebraska with one carrier assigned to serve the area. The move aims to improve mail service for residents and rural households, aligning with broader postal expansion plans.
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Cheney, Neb
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